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The Hackler From Grouse Hall chords by
Christy Moore
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
C

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E
E

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C
C

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E
E

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I am a rovin' hackler lad
C
C

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that loves the shamrock shore

My name is Pat McDonald

and my age is eighty -four

Beloved and well -respected

by my neighbours one and all
E
E

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C
C

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On St. Patrick's Day

I would like to stray

round Lavey and Grouse Hall

When I was young I danced and sung

and drank strong whisky too
Fm
Fm

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It's sheep and shop that sold a drop
C
C

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of real old Mountain Dew
Bb
Bb

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C
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But Pudgin's still on every hill,

the Peelers had no call

Round Sweet Stradone
Edim
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I am well known,
C
C

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round Lavey and Grouse Hall

I used to go from town to town

for hackling was my trade
Fm
Fm

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There came the night I thought I'd die,
Eb
Eb
6

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Bbm
Bbm

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an honest living maid
Bb
Bb

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C
C

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For ere it's day be night or day,

the youth would always call
Eb
Eb
6

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To have the crack with Paddy Jack,
C
C

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the hackler from Grouse Hall
Fm
Fm

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C
C

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I think it's the range

how very much the times have changed

of late Coercion, that was all,
Fm
Fm

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Eb
Eb
6

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they're out with dealers on their bait
Bbm
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C
C

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To take it, alas, is now alas,

the greatest crime of all
Eb
Eb
6

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Oh, since Balfour placed that hungry beast,

C
C

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the sergeant from Grouse Hall

Is busy too with the casserole,

he wanders night and day

He'll take a goat,

I'll buy the throat for one to better pray
Bb
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C
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The nasty skunk,

he'll swear you're drunk,

though you've had none at all
Eb
Eb
6

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There is no peace around the place
C
C

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Bb
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since he came to Grouse Hall

It was on pretence of his offence,

he dragged me off to jail,

Alone to dwell in a cold cell,
Bb
Bb

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me fortune to bewail.
C
C

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Before he had a nap

like bedsit runs for vengeance call,

He rue'd the day he dragged away

the hackler from Rosehall.

He run't hell -bell down into hell

to search for Pudge in there,

And won't be loath to swear an oath
Eb
Eb
6

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he found it in Kilkare.
Bb
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C
C

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The nymphs are fed from foot to head,

sheets, blankets, tick and all
Eb
Eb
6

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Your wife undressed must leave the
C
C

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nest for Jemmy for ungrows all

Come, old and young,

clear up your lung

and sing this little song

Come join with me and let them
Bb
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see you all resent the wrong
C
C

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And while I live

I'll always give a prayer for his downfall
Eb
Eb
6

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And when I die, I don't deny,
Bb
Bb

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I'll haunt him from grows
C
C

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tall
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C

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C

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • E

  • Fm

  • Bb

  • Edim

  • Eb

    6

  • Bbm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Hackler From Grouse Hall by Christy Moore is C major.

The primary chords used in The Hackler From Grouse Hall are C, E, Fm, Bb, Edim, Eb.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, E, Fm, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Hackler From Grouse Hall is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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